[2013] #43 | KODEK - ((((O____O))))

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WT: What was your first introduction to the chiptune scene?

KODEK: As far as i remember i think it was GOTO80 & PAZA and all that micromusic.net stuff :--0

WT: Who influences your style musically?

K: LOVE, CATS & SYNTHS

WT: What genre would you class your music as?

K: I call it OVER-MODERN-FUTURE-WAVE.

WT: You played Blip back in 2012, how did that come about and what the experience like?

K: Oh it was pretty good times. The crowd was really open minded. 

It seemed that they really enjoyed my performance even though I didn't play any single chiptune track that night. I enjoyed my stay in the New York city a lot.  

Thanks 8bitpeoples.com guys who invited me. Much love to them! : )

[2013] #42 | The Laohu- Haggis, Neeps & Tatties

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WT: What was your first introduction to the chiptune scene?

The Laohu: My younger brother  has been involved in the chiptune scene for about 6 years now, so I've been aware of it for at least that long. However, it wasn't until about a year and a half ago that I got really interested. One morning my brother called me over to the computer to check out a video. It was Danimal Cannon playing 'The Big Crunch' live. I was blown away and instantly fell in love with the raw and unique sound palette. The next day, my brother hooked up the SNES and taught me how to LSDJ. Then, while perusing Kitsch Bent's store for a gameboy cart, I heard Crack Pinocchio by Comptroller. It was so dirty and delightful, I knew I had to implement chip in my music.

[2013] #41 | Matthew Joseph Payne - Quintation

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WT: How did you first come into contact with the chiptune scene?

Matthew Joseph Payne: In high school, I played way too many instruments and gadgets in a band called Formerly Bridgeway. On one song - a rap about Mega Man - I provided interludes between verses by playing synths over parts of the music from Mega Man II for Game Boy, literally by playing the game during the verses to cue up the music and SFX I needed. Someone saw me doing this and told me "hey, there's this neat thing called LSDJ…". This was around 2001, so pretty early on in the modern LSDJ era of the chiptune scene. I ordered a cart, as you did in those days, and pumped out a few tunes, including one that also involved a "Fishing for Phonics" toy that I performed live at a music camp. I then summarily forgot about LSDJ for 10 years. At this point I had no clue whatsoever that there was any kind of community or scene surrounding this stuff.

[2013] #40 | DJ Cutman - Space Hustler

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WT: How did you first become aware of chiptune?

DJ Cutman: 8bitcollective.com, I went to the site almost every day. I loved the fact that there was a weekly top 10 chart; it made it easy to learn who were some of the best chiptune musicians and track down more of their music.